2017 $50 1 -oz Gold Buffalo

Since its release in 2006, the American Gold Buffalo coin immediately claimed a place among the world's elite Gold coins. The coin holds the unique distinction of being the first 24-karat gold bullion coin ever issued by the U.S. Mint. The iconic American Buffalo and Indian designs, which originally appeared on U.S. Nickels from the early 1900’s have been painstakingly emulated to fit on these large 24-karat gold coins that measure one and a quarter inches in diameter.

Design, Weight and Purity

The obverse shows an Indian Chief, created by combining the images of three Native American chiefs: Iron Tail (Lakota), Two Moons (Cheyenne) and John Big Tree (Seneca). The reverse features a portrait Black Diamond, the bison living in New York City's Central Park Zoo in the early 1900s, as well as inscriptions of the weight, denomination and Gold content.